Baseball!
Jun 21, 2021 11:07:04 #
Our friend here Jules Karney helped me out with some advice on applying to be a MaxPreps photographer, and with the help of him and a local MP guy, I have been conditionally accepted pending some full galleries once the fall high school season begins. I've been getting in some practice and concentrating on shooting in their required "style", which is a good bit different than what I'd shoot otherwise. Here are a few of those shots: the first 4 are with 100-400 zoom of our local high school in the playoffs, the second 4 are incoming 9th graders with a 400mm 2.8 I was able to buy recently :)
Jun 21, 2021 11:40:20 #
Jun 22, 2021 02:22:00 #
Thurber Mingus wrote:
Our friend here Jules Karney helped me out with so... (show quote)
Way to go Randy. Welcome to the team.
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Jun 22, 2021 08:26:25 #
Thurber Mingus wrote:
Our friend here Jules Karney helped me out with so... (show quote)
You were helped by the best! Jules is the man. I also shoot for MaxPreps.You are there already Thurber. The ones WB may be off a little but all then rest are already MaxPreps ready. Look forward to seeing all your photos in the coming years. Like Jules said welcome to the MaxPreps club. Thanks and post more when you can. BESAFE!
Tom
Jun 22, 2021 11:22:42 #
tshift wrote:
You were helped by the best! Jules is the man. I also shoot for MaxPreps.You are there already Thurber. The ones WB may be off a little but all then rest are already MaxPreps ready. Look forward to seeing all your photos in the coming years. Like Jules said welcome to the MaxPreps club. Thanks and post more when you can. BESAFE!
Tom
Tom
Thanks for the airtime Tom. I am always there to lend a helping hand when I can.
I am cleaning equipment, practicing with different lenses, different settings, etc. Can't wait for the third week in August to start shooting again.
Be well,
Jules
Jun 22, 2021 12:49:48 #
Jun 22, 2021 18:55:35 #
Very good work Randy. Jules was there for me when I had some questions about shooting volleyball in poorly lit gyms. Great photographer and very helpful guy.
Don
Don
Jun 22, 2021 21:05:22 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
Very good work Randy. Jules was there for me when I had some questions about shooting volleyball in poorly lit gyms. Great photographer and very helpful guy.
Don
Don
Thanks Don. I do what I can to help guys and gals shoot better volleyball and other sports. Volleyball is a tough one for sure. I am still working at it. Most important which I think I forgot to mention is the white balance. If auto is doing the trick, go to custom. The steps for that is on youtube.
Be well,
Jules
Jun 23, 2021 09:07:34 #
Congrats on your epic rite of passage Thurber... wonderful that you're going to be shooting commercially now with an agent no less! Good Show!
Yes Jules is indeed the bellwether on this forum and a master of his craft... fabulous that you're following in his footsteps... Besides Jules needs a little more competition to keep him up on his game. lol
VERY nice set of imagery Thurber... and kudos on procuring at 400mm f/2.8 which btw is an ultimate tool for the lion's share of outdoor sports. That f/2.8 aperture allows focus to lock virtually instantly in all be the worst illumination scenarios... I found going from f/4 to f/2.8 made a HUGE difference in my "keeper" rate for soccer.
One thing I've discovered on my journey is if you want to get and retain clients you absolutely must make the player look Stellar! Forget about making other photographers impressed with your kit or savvy in the craft... it's all about making Mom and Dad's child look simply amazing! While this may not be a high priority for MaxPreps if you are serious about generating clients for life and a healthy revenue stream it is the key (in my humble estimation).
Great to see you have the ball in several of these images... No ball? It's more likely a throwaway then... While there are exceptions i.e. capturing the charismatic aura of the venue during the height of the action... a.k.a. cheerleader shots typically work... Cheerleaders have Moms and Dads also... lol
All the best on your venture as a commercial shooter Thurber
Will be looking in this forum to see more of your fabulous sports artistry.
Yes Jules is indeed the bellwether on this forum and a master of his craft... fabulous that you're following in his footsteps... Besides Jules needs a little more competition to keep him up on his game. lol
VERY nice set of imagery Thurber... and kudos on procuring at 400mm f/2.8 which btw is an ultimate tool for the lion's share of outdoor sports. That f/2.8 aperture allows focus to lock virtually instantly in all be the worst illumination scenarios... I found going from f/4 to f/2.8 made a HUGE difference in my "keeper" rate for soccer.
One thing I've discovered on my journey is if you want to get and retain clients you absolutely must make the player look Stellar! Forget about making other photographers impressed with your kit or savvy in the craft... it's all about making Mom and Dad's child look simply amazing! While this may not be a high priority for MaxPreps if you are serious about generating clients for life and a healthy revenue stream it is the key (in my humble estimation).
Great to see you have the ball in several of these images... No ball? It's more likely a throwaway then... While there are exceptions i.e. capturing the charismatic aura of the venue during the height of the action... a.k.a. cheerleader shots typically work... Cheerleaders have Moms and Dads also... lol
All the best on your venture as a commercial shooter Thurber
Will be looking in this forum to see more of your fabulous sports artistry.
Jun 23, 2021 10:05:39 #
Thanks to everyone for your comments and encouragement, I'll be posting more here soon!
Aug 15, 2021 04:03:55 #
mundy-F2
Loc: Chicago suburban area
Thurber Mingus wrote:
Our friend here Jules Karney helped me out with so... (show quote)
Very nice pictures.
Mundy
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